The person who kept the records is gone
The most common reason an association goes looking for help. What to secure first, who to interview, and in what order.
Guides
For people who keep a cemetery's records
Written for volunteers who did not ask for the job. No sign-up, nothing gated — read them and use them whether you ever buy anything or not.
Everything is in one binder
An honest test for when that stops being good enough, and the two steps worth taking whatever you decide.
A family cannot find a grave
Where to look, in order, when the records cannot answer — and how to stop the next call.
The annual report
What belongs in a small association's yearly accounting, including the two numbers boards ask for and rarely have.
The paper is falling apart
What to do today, what never to do, and how to decide what gets transcribed first.
Illinois recordkeeping requirements
What the Cemetery Oversight Act asks of small volunteer cemeteries, in plain words. Not legal advice.